A roadmap that matches how products actually ship.
Use this page to plan verification cycles, documentation releases, and update governance.
Structured answer sets in this page tree.
Cited legal and guidance references.
RED compliance is a lifecycle activity. The key dates (cybersecurity activation and common charger amendments) matter, but the bigger win is sequencing: build the scope memo and standards matrix early, then treat tests and CE documentation as release artifacts.
No matter which amendment date you care about, the same foundation prevents rework: scope decisions, requirements mapping, and a verification strategy.
Build once per product family and reuse across variants.
If your radio equipment is internet-connected or processes sensitive data or enables value transfer, (EU) 2022/30 is likely relevant.
The date matters because Regulation (EU) 2023/2444 postponed the original 2024 start date to 1 Aug 2025.
Treat this as a test planning and evidence packaging milestone.
Directive (EU) 2022/2380 amended RED with common charging interface obligations for defined radio equipment categories/classes.
Use the Annex Ia category mapping as a product management checklist (connector decisions are expensive to change late).
RED evidence becomes invalid when it no longer matches the shipped configuration or current standards references.
Treat standards updates and firmware/radio configuration changes as triggers for reassessment.
Assessment Autopilot can take EU Radio Equipment Directive (RED) Timeline from planning deadlines, owners, and milestones from this page to a reusable workflow inside Sorena. Teams working on EU Radio Equipment Directive (RED) can keep owners, evidence, and next steps aligned without copying this guide into separate documents.
Start from EU Radio Equipment Directive (RED) Timeline and turn the guidance into owned tasks, evidence requests, and review checkpoints.
Review your current process, evidence gaps, and next steps for EU Radio Equipment Directive (RED) Timeline.